Verse of the day for September 30
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Proverbs 14:29 (King James Version)
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The verses around it
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
This verse is one of 366, one for every day of the year, from the daily reading in Five Loaves. In the app each day's verse is broken into five small portions: read it, see its context, ponder a question, pray, and carry one thing into the day.